American mycologist & plant pathologist (1890–1978).
William Henry Weston Jr. (1890–1978) was an American botanist, mycologist, and first president of the Mycological Society of America. Weston was known for his research in the fungal group known as the phycomycetes, particularly the pathogenic genus Sclerospora. Weston received a BA from Dartmouth College in 1911, then received his MA in 1912 and PhD (under the supervision of Roland Thaxter) in 1915, both from Harvard University. (His nickname "Cap" went back to his captaincy of the Dartmouth skiing team.) Weston worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and at Western Reserve Universi